| 2026 The Progress Group 250 O'Reilly Auto Parts Series Race 31 of 33 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $1,661,806 | Race Date: | Oct 24, 2026 | Talladega Superspeedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | .084 Seconds | Race Duration: | 1h 47m 30s | Lincoln, Alabama | |
| Lead Changes: | 11 Among / 8 Drivers | Average Speed: | 139.557 MPH | 2.66 Mile Paved Tri-Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 38 | No. of Cautions: | 4 For 20 Laps | talladegasuperspeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Sammy Smith S. Smith | Driver: | Jesse Love J. Love | Chevrolet: | 55 | |||
| Car No.: | #8 Chevrolet | Car No.: | #2 Chevrolet | Toyota: | 29 | |||
| Team: | JR Motorsports | Team: | Richard Childress Racing | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Cory Shea | Crew Chief: | Danny Stockman, Jr. | |||||
| Laps Led: | 1 of 94 | Pole Speed: | 182.626 MPH | |||||
| Official 2026 The Progress Group 250 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 11 | 8 | Sammy Smith | Pilot | Running |  | 63 | 94 | 1 |
| 2 | 4 | 1 |
Carson Kvapil 1 | Bass Pro Shops | Running | | 54 | 94 | 67 |
| 3 | 1 | 2 | Jesse Love | Samsara | Running | | 34 | 94 | 0 |
| 4 | 14 | 7 |
Justin Allgaier 2 | Roto-Rooter | Running | | 51 | 94 | 11 |
| 5 | 12 | 0 | Sheldon Creed | Road Ranger | Running | | 43 | 94 | 0 |
| 6 | 10 | 17 | Corey Day | HendrickCars.com | Running | | 44 | 94 | 4 |
| 7 | 36 | 31 | Blaine Perkins | easycare | Running | | 30 | 94 | 0 |
| 8 | 27 | 26 | Dean Thompson | Thompson Pipe Group | Running |  | 29 | 94 | 0 |
| 9 | 16 | 20 | Brandon Jones | Menards / Atlas | Running | | 28 | 94 | 0 |
| 10 | 7 | 96 | Anthony Alfredo | Dude Wipes Dumpkin Spice | Running | | 29 | 94 | 0 |
| 11 | 32 | 27 | Jeb Burton | AJ Tank Lines | Running | | 26 | 94 | 0 |
| 12 | 24 | 91 | Mason Maggio | ControlAltProtect | Running | | 25 | 94 | 0 |
| 13 | 3 | 41 | Sam Mayer | Starkey Breast Cancer Awareness | Running | | 24 | 94 | 0 |
| 14 | 25 | 39 | Ryan Sieg | SciAps | Running | | 23 | 94 | 0 |
| 15 | 13 | 42 | Nick Leitz (I) | Precision Measurements Inc | Running | | 0 | 94 | 0 |
| 16 | 35 | 7 | Josh Bilicki | Mando | Running | | 21 | 94 | 0 |
| 17 | 6 | 88 | Rajah Caruth | HendrickCars.com | Running | | 29 | 94 | 0 |
| 18 | 15 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Inception Energy Solutions | Running | | 21 | 94 | 0 |
| 19 | 23 | 43 | Connor Mosack (I) | Lindamood Demolition | Running | | 0 | 94 | 0 |
| 20 | 28 | 55 | Joey Gase | FCL-X | Running | | 17 | 94 | 1 |
| 21 | 17 | 54 | Taylor Gray | The Progress Group | Running | | 20 | 94 | 1 |
| 22 | 38 | 87 | Lee Pulliam | Peterson Racing Group | Running | | 15 | 94 | 0 |
| 23 | 22 | 92 | Josh Williams | MulletFlow | Running | | 14 | 94 | 0 |
| 24 | 19 | 24 | Harrison Burton | Dead On Tools | Running | | 17 | 94 | 8 |
| 25 | 30 | 53 | Will Rodgers | Driving Good Health | Running | | 12 | 94 | 0 |
| 26 | 34 | 44 |
Brennan Poole | CW & Sons Infrastructure | Running | | 12 | 94 | 0 |
| 27 | 37 | 0 | Garrett Smithley | The Kryder Law Group | Running | | 10 | 94 | 0 |
| 28 | 29 | 28 | Kyle Sieg | Sustainachem | Running | | 9 | 94 | 0 |
| 29 | 9 | 18 | William Sawalich | SoundGear | Running | | 9 | 94 | 0 |
| 30 | 20 | 2 | Ryan Ellis | Table TV | Running | | 7 | 94 | 1 |
| 31 | 26 | 99 | Parker Retzlaff | Atlantic Bunkers | Running | | 6 | 94 | 0 |
| 32 | 21 | 48 | Patrick Staropoli (R) | Syfovre | Running | | 5 | 94 | 0 |
| 33 | 33 | 32 | Daniel Dye (I) | Fox Factory Vehicles | Running | | 0 | 94 | 0 |
| 34 | 8 | 19 | Brent Crews (R) | Yahoo! | Running | | 6 | 94 | 0 |
| 35 | 5 | 21 | Austin Hill | Distributor Wire & Cable | Running | | 9 | 92 | 0 |
| 36 | 31 | 71 | Leland Honeyman, Jr. | DPR Construction | Running | | 0 | 88 | 0 |
| 37 | 18 | 4 | Caesar Bacarella | BJ's Wholesale Club | Running | | 1 | 85 | 0 |
| 38 | 2 | 9 | Jake Finch | KOA | Accident | | 4 | 84 | 0 |
